Obituaries
Obituaries for Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home
Robert Lewis
Feb 1, 2011
Robert J. Lewis, 57, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, February 1, 2011, at Rosewood on Broadway, Fargo. Robert “Bob” Jerome Lewis was born October 4, 1953, in Fargo, North Dakota, to Rollo and Cora (Winjum) Lewis. Bob grew up in Fargo and attended Opportunity School until the age of 13, and Harbor School in Moorhead, Minnesota, for 30 years. Bob...
Lester Trnka
Jan 28, 2011
Lester J. Trnka, 76, of Fargo, ND, passed away Friday, January 28, 2011 at Rosewood on Broadway in Fargo. Les Trnka was born on June 15, 1934 at Beaulieu, MN. He was the youngest of 8 born to Joseph and Ethel (Busse) Trnka. He grew up on the family farm until moving to Mahnomen with his parents in 1946 and...
Kirsten Rommesmo
Jan 18, 2011
Kirsten Marie Rommesmo, 80, of Fargo, ND died peacefully at her home Tuesday, January 19th, 2011 under the care of her family, Hospice of the Red River Valley, and the wonderful caregivers from The Doves. Kirsten was born on July 23, 1930 in Orkanger, Norway. At the end of World War II and the Nazi occupation of Norway, she moved...
Philomena Schneider
Jan 17, 2011
Philomena Schneider, 88, of Fargo, ND, died Monday, January 17, 2011 at Bethany Retirement Center, Fargo. Philomena Riehl was born January 16, 1923, in Raleigh, North Dakota, daughter of Adolf and Appolonia (Schreiner) Riehl. She grew up in Raleigh and graduated from high school in Elgin, North Dakota in 1941. Her family moved to Bismarck, North Dakota, and she attended...
John Sve
Jan 16, 2011
John Arthur Sve , 87, of Fargo, ND, passed away on Sunday, January 16, 2011, at Elim Care Center. John was born June 9, 1923 in Fordville, ND, to Ole and Annette (Johnson) Sve. On May 9, 1947, he married Lulu Pfannsmith and they made their home in Grand Forks. John began working for Western Auto Parts in Grand Forks...
Karen Klimek
Jan 14, 2011
Karen Klimek, 67, of Moorhead, MN, passed away Friday, January 14, 2011, in her home after a long battle with cancer with her family by her side. Karen was born November 20, 1943, to Harry and Mildred Meyer of Fargo, ND. She married Marvin Klimek on November 19, 1966. She is survived by her husband, Marvin; Moorhead, MN; sons, Rick...
Donald "Don" Overmoe
Jan 13, 2011
Donald “Don” Overmoe, 66, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, January 13, 2011 at his home in Fargo. Donald was born June 21, 1944 to Tilman and Josephine (Kjesbo) Overmoe in Hillsboro, ND. He graduated from Hillsboro High School and then joined the Navy. He is survived by his son, Travis Overmoe, Rochester, WA; daughter, Stephanie (Jeff) Downs, Burnsville, MN and...
Oscar Holsen
Jan 13, 2011
Oscar M. Holsen, 90, of Moorhead, MN, died Thursday, January 13, 2011, at the Veterans Administrative Medical Center, Fargo, ND. Oscar Melvin Holsen was born September 29, 1920, to Rasmus and Magnhild (Anderson) Holsen in Moorhead, Minnesota. He graduated from Moorhead High School. After graduation, he joined the U.S. Army, serving in World War II for four years and nine...
Amanda Gronvold
Jan 9, 2011
Amanda E. Gronvold, 94, of Fargo, ND (formerly of Gardner, ND) peacefully died Sunday, January 9, 2011 at Rosewood on Broadway, Fargo, surrounded by her family. Amanda Thingvold was born March 6, 1916, to Elvin and Elsie (Peterson) Thingvold at Columbus, ND. She grew up on the family farm attending school in Leaf Mountain Township. She moved to Rugby, ND,...
Vera Kvale
Jan 6, 2011
Vera Kvale, 98, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, January 6, 2011, at Villa Maria, Fargo, ND. Vera Iverson was born July 2, 1912, in Brooton, Minnesota, daughter of Helmer and Laura (Ostvolden) Iverson. She came, as an infant, to McLean County, where her parents homesteaded in the Roseglen, North Dakota, area. She graduated from Makoti High School and attended Minot...
Greg Heinrich
Jan 5, 2011
Greg A. Heinrich, 47 of Fargo died Wednesday, January 5, 2011 at Essentia Health, Fargo, ND. Memorial Service: Friday, January 14, 2011, 2:00 PM at Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home, Fargo, ND.
Carson Reid
Jan 4, 2011
Carson Huston Reid, our precious little angel was taken to be with God on Tuesday January 4th, 2011. Carson was brought into this world with little expectations and very high hopes on October 23rd, 2009. In the 14 months Carson was here he did so much. He taught so many valuable life lessons to so many people. Carson showed us...
Donald Smith
Jan 4, 2011
Donald Henry Smith, 86, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, January 4, 2011, in Essentia Health, Fargo. Donald Henry Smith was born March 5, 1924, in Omaha, Nebraska, son of Raymond and Eva (Wigington) Smith. He moved, with his family to Fargo, at the age of five. Don graduated from Moorhead Central High School in 1942. Don served in the North...
Helen Soltis
Jan 4, 2011
Helen Soltis, age 97, died at Berkley Court, in Livonia MI, on Tuesday January 4th, 2011. Born September 22, 1913 in Warren, Minnesota to George and Mary Ferencik. In 1934 she was united in marriage to John M Soltis. They had one daughter, Norma Ruth. They moved to Fargo in 1938. Helen outlasted every job she took. The companies all...
Alvina Ibsen
Dec 31, 2010
Alvina (Deckert) Ibsen, of Fargo, died Friday, December 31, 2010 at Sanford Health, with family at her side. Alvina Deckert was born December 8, 1920 on the family farm near Henning, MN. She was one of eleven children, eight girls and three boys. Alvina grew up on the farm and attended school through 8th grade. She later earned her G.E.D....
Kathryn Doyle
Dec 28, 2010
Kathryn L. Doyle, 56, of Fargo ND died peacefully in her home surrounded by her husband, Mark, and her daughter, Erin, December 28th, 2010. Katie was born 4/17/1954 in Minneapolis, MN. The daughter of Orin and Betty Paulson, she grew up in Red Wing, MN and graduated from Red Wing High School. After high school, she moved to Moorhead, MN...
Alfred Kankelfitz
Dec 27, 2010
**PLEASE NOTE: FUNERAL AND VISITATION HAVE BEEN RESCHEDULED DUE TO WEATHER** NEW TIMES: Visitation: 5-7PM, Sunday, January 2, 2011 at Olivet Lutheran Church, Fargo, ND. Funeral Service: 10:00AM, Monday, January 3, 2011, at Olivet Lutheran Church. Prayer Service: 7PM, Sunday, at church. Alfred E. Kankelfitz, 88, of Fargo, ND, died Monday, December 27, 2010, at Villa Maria, Fargo. Alfred was...
David Pramhus
Dec 26, 2010
**PLEASE NOTE THAT THE PRAYER SERVICE TIME HAS BEEN CHANGED FROM 7:00PM TO 6:00PM DUE TO WEATHER** David W. Pramhus, 70, died Sunday, December 26, 2010, at his home in Fargo, North Dakota. He was born September 21, 1940. He grew up in Cooperstown, North Dakota, where he attended Cooperstown High School, graduating in 1958. He then joined the U.S....
Margaret Kane
Dec 22, 2010
Margaret L. Kane, 89, of Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, December 22, 2010, at Bethany Retirement Living, Fargo. Margaret Louise Hawley was born October 1, 1921, in Kalamazoo, MI, daughter of Arthur and Jean Hawley. She attended school in Kalamazoo. Margaret married Willard G. Kane June 5, 1943. She was a dedicated wife, mother and grandmother, who loved her family and...
Martha Lyons
Dec 22, 2010
We are saddened by the loss of our mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great grandmother on December 22, 2010. Martha Stella Jensen was born April 10, 1922, to Karl and Milinda (Forest) Jensen. She lived in Fargo most of her life, graduating from Fargo Central High School with honors. She married William “Bill” G. Lyons May 16, 1942, in Texas, where...
Robert Lewis
Feb 1, 2011
Robert J. Lewis, 57, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, February 1, 2011, at Rosewood on Broadway, Fargo. Robert “Bob” Jerome Lewis was born October 4, 1953, in Fargo, North Dakota, to Rollo and Cora (Winjum) Lewis. Bob grew up in Fargo and attended Opportunity School until the age of 13, and Harbor School in Moorhead, Minnesota, for 30 years. Bob...
Lester Trnka
Jan 28, 2011
Lester J. Trnka, 76, of Fargo, ND, passed away Friday, January 28, 2011 at Rosewood on Broadway in Fargo. Les Trnka was born on June 15, 1934 at Beaulieu, MN. He was the youngest of 8 born to Joseph and Ethel (Busse) Trnka. He grew up on the family farm until moving to Mahnomen with his parents in 1946 and...
Kirsten Rommesmo
Jan 18, 2011
Kirsten Marie Rommesmo, 80, of Fargo, ND died peacefully at her home Tuesday, January 19th, 2011 under the care of her family, Hospice of the Red River Valley, and the wonderful caregivers from The Doves. Kirsten was born on July 23, 1930 in Orkanger, Norway. At the end of World War II and the Nazi occupation of Norway, she moved...
Philomena Schneider
Jan 17, 2011
Philomena Schneider, 88, of Fargo, ND, died Monday, January 17, 2011 at Bethany Retirement Center, Fargo. Philomena Riehl was born January 16, 1923, in Raleigh, North Dakota, daughter of Adolf and Appolonia (Schreiner) Riehl. She grew up in Raleigh and graduated from high school in Elgin, North Dakota in 1941. Her family moved to Bismarck, North Dakota, and she attended...
John Sve
Jan 16, 2011
John Arthur Sve , 87, of Fargo, ND, passed away on Sunday, January 16, 2011, at Elim Care Center. John was born June 9, 1923 in Fordville, ND, to Ole and Annette (Johnson) Sve. On May 9, 1947, he married Lulu Pfannsmith and they made their home in Grand Forks. John began working for Western Auto Parts in Grand Forks...
Karen Klimek
Jan 14, 2011
Karen Klimek, 67, of Moorhead, MN, passed away Friday, January 14, 2011, in her home after a long battle with cancer with her family by her side. Karen was born November 20, 1943, to Harry and Mildred Meyer of Fargo, ND. She married Marvin Klimek on November 19, 1966. She is survived by her husband, Marvin; Moorhead, MN; sons, Rick...
Donald "Don" Overmoe
Jan 13, 2011
Donald “Don” Overmoe, 66, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, January 13, 2011 at his home in Fargo. Donald was born June 21, 1944 to Tilman and Josephine (Kjesbo) Overmoe in Hillsboro, ND. He graduated from Hillsboro High School and then joined the Navy. He is survived by his son, Travis Overmoe, Rochester, WA; daughter, Stephanie (Jeff) Downs, Burnsville, MN and...
Oscar Holsen
Jan 13, 2011
Oscar M. Holsen, 90, of Moorhead, MN, died Thursday, January 13, 2011, at the Veterans Administrative Medical Center, Fargo, ND. Oscar Melvin Holsen was born September 29, 1920, to Rasmus and Magnhild (Anderson) Holsen in Moorhead, Minnesota. He graduated from Moorhead High School. After graduation, he joined the U.S. Army, serving in World War II for four years and nine...
Amanda Gronvold
Jan 9, 2011
Amanda E. Gronvold, 94, of Fargo, ND (formerly of Gardner, ND) peacefully died Sunday, January 9, 2011 at Rosewood on Broadway, Fargo, surrounded by her family. Amanda Thingvold was born March 6, 1916, to Elvin and Elsie (Peterson) Thingvold at Columbus, ND. She grew up on the family farm attending school in Leaf Mountain Township. She moved to Rugby, ND,...
Vera Kvale
Jan 6, 2011
Vera Kvale, 98, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, January 6, 2011, at Villa Maria, Fargo, ND. Vera Iverson was born July 2, 1912, in Brooton, Minnesota, daughter of Helmer and Laura (Ostvolden) Iverson. She came, as an infant, to McLean County, where her parents homesteaded in the Roseglen, North Dakota, area. She graduated from Makoti High School and attended Minot...
Greg Heinrich
Jan 5, 2011
Greg A. Heinrich, 47 of Fargo died Wednesday, January 5, 2011 at Essentia Health, Fargo, ND. Memorial Service: Friday, January 14, 2011, 2:00 PM at Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home, Fargo, ND.
Carson Reid
Jan 4, 2011
Carson Huston Reid, our precious little angel was taken to be with God on Tuesday January 4th, 2011. Carson was brought into this world with little expectations and very high hopes on October 23rd, 2009. In the 14 months Carson was here he did so much. He taught so many valuable life lessons to so many people. Carson showed us...
Donald Smith
Jan 4, 2011
Donald Henry Smith, 86, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, January 4, 2011, in Essentia Health, Fargo. Donald Henry Smith was born March 5, 1924, in Omaha, Nebraska, son of Raymond and Eva (Wigington) Smith. He moved, with his family to Fargo, at the age of five. Don graduated from Moorhead Central High School in 1942. Don served in the North...
Helen Soltis
Jan 4, 2011
Helen Soltis, age 97, died at Berkley Court, in Livonia MI, on Tuesday January 4th, 2011. Born September 22, 1913 in Warren, Minnesota to George and Mary Ferencik. In 1934 she was united in marriage to John M Soltis. They had one daughter, Norma Ruth. They moved to Fargo in 1938. Helen outlasted every job she took. The companies all...
Alvina Ibsen
Dec 31, 2010
Alvina (Deckert) Ibsen, of Fargo, died Friday, December 31, 2010 at Sanford Health, with family at her side. Alvina Deckert was born December 8, 1920 on the family farm near Henning, MN. She was one of eleven children, eight girls and three boys. Alvina grew up on the farm and attended school through 8th grade. She later earned her G.E.D....
Kathryn Doyle
Dec 28, 2010
Kathryn L. Doyle, 56, of Fargo ND died peacefully in her home surrounded by her husband, Mark, and her daughter, Erin, December 28th, 2010. Katie was born 4/17/1954 in Minneapolis, MN. The daughter of Orin and Betty Paulson, she grew up in Red Wing, MN and graduated from Red Wing High School. After high school, she moved to Moorhead, MN...
Alfred Kankelfitz
Dec 27, 2010
**PLEASE NOTE: FUNERAL AND VISITATION HAVE BEEN RESCHEDULED DUE TO WEATHER** NEW TIMES: Visitation: 5-7PM, Sunday, January 2, 2011 at Olivet Lutheran Church, Fargo, ND. Funeral Service: 10:00AM, Monday, January 3, 2011, at Olivet Lutheran Church. Prayer Service: 7PM, Sunday, at church. Alfred E. Kankelfitz, 88, of Fargo, ND, died Monday, December 27, 2010, at Villa Maria, Fargo. Alfred was...
David Pramhus
Dec 26, 2010
**PLEASE NOTE THAT THE PRAYER SERVICE TIME HAS BEEN CHANGED FROM 7:00PM TO 6:00PM DUE TO WEATHER** David W. Pramhus, 70, died Sunday, December 26, 2010, at his home in Fargo, North Dakota. He was born September 21, 1940. He grew up in Cooperstown, North Dakota, where he attended Cooperstown High School, graduating in 1958. He then joined the U.S....
Margaret Kane
Dec 22, 2010
Margaret L. Kane, 89, of Fargo, ND, died Wednesday, December 22, 2010, at Bethany Retirement Living, Fargo. Margaret Louise Hawley was born October 1, 1921, in Kalamazoo, MI, daughter of Arthur and Jean Hawley. She attended school in Kalamazoo. Margaret married Willard G. Kane June 5, 1943. She was a dedicated wife, mother and grandmother, who loved her family and...
Martha Lyons
Dec 22, 2010
We are saddened by the loss of our mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great grandmother on December 22, 2010. Martha Stella Jensen was born April 10, 1922, to Karl and Milinda (Forest) Jensen. She lived in Fargo most of her life, graduating from Fargo Central High School with honors. She married William “Bill” G. Lyons May 16, 1942, in Texas, where...
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